Clifty Creek Near Columbus, IN

USGS Site No: 03364650 • Clifty Creek • Bartholomew County, IN

Clifty Creek Near Columbus, IN on the Clifty Creek is currently at 472 cfs (High — 80th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 6.93 ft.

Reading from

472
CFS Discharge
6.93
Gage Height (ft)
High
Flow Condition
Normal
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for October 28 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 4
25th Low threshold 7
50th (Median) Normal (median) 18
75th High threshold 93
95th Very High threshold 1,750 Today: 472 cfs

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

8.7k 4.3k 0 cfs Apr 6 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 3,500 —
May 27, 2026 515 —
May 26, 2026 248 —
May 25, 2026 360 —
May 24, 2026 613 —
May 23, 2026 930 —
May 22, 2026 798 —
May 21, 2026 2,400 —
May 20, 2026 3,900 —
May 19, 2026 1,070 —
May 18, 2026 197 —
May 17, 2026 121 —
May 16, 2026 134 —
May 15, 2026 110 —
Apr 21, 2026 47 —
Apr 20, 2026 53 —
Apr 19, 2026 59 —
Apr 18, 2026 57 —
Apr 17, 2026 59 —
Apr 16, 2026 64 —
Apr 15, 2026 69 —
Apr 14, 2026 74 —
Apr 13, 2026 76 —
Apr 12, 2026 80 —
Apr 11, 2026 87 —
Apr 10, 2026 95 —
Apr 9, 2026 102 —
Apr 8, 2026 111 —
Apr 7, 2026 129 —
Apr 6, 2026 160 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
03364650
State
IN
Coordinates
39.1853, -85.8750
Drainage Area
202 mi²
Datum (ft)
595.8
HUC Code
05120206
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
14.0 ft
Flood Stage
17.0 ft
Moderate Flood
20.0 ft
Major Flood
23.0 ft

Currently 10.07 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
9,660 cfs
Mar 5, 2026
Min discharge
13 cfs
Oct 20, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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